RECOVERING HEAT FROM DRAIN WATER- THE OPPORTUNITY   

10 March 2021                                                                  11 am- 12noon

Wastewater Heat Recovery: background, feasibility and opportunities for implementation in the Ireland-Wales region.

Speakers: Dr Ajeet Singh, Dept. of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Dr Madhu Murali, Dept. of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Host: Prof Aonghus Mc Nabola, Dept. of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Content: Wastewater represents one of the largest embedded sources of heat leaving buildings, homes, and industries; and extracting this ‘waste’ heat could reduce both the energy costs and environmental impacts of heat generation. This webinar will discuss the why, how and why not of Wastewater Heat Recovery (WWHR).

Audience: Food, beverage and meat processing employees/ industry groups, managers of restaurants and bars, facilities managers in commercial, residential, hospital, or other large buildings, heating designers and engineers, wastewater treatment and sewer network operators

Do participants need prior knowledge of the topic? No

What participants will learn during the webinar: Background on wastewater heat recovery technologies, opportunities for heat recovery from wastewater in various settings, overcoming potential challenges in improving WWHR uptake, future work being undertaken in this area